Non-Agricultural Environmental Sustainability: The Path to Greener Food
The Commitment to Sustainability in Agribusiness Brazilian agribusiness, marked by its notable growth in recent decades, faces growing demand for sustainable production, embracing the principles of ESG pillars (Environment, Social and Governance). In this text, the environmental aspect of this commitment will be addressed, leaving the topics “Social” e “Governance” for future discussions. The current […]
Circular Economy and the Transformative Potential in the Brazilian Sugar-Energy Sector
The circular economy has emerged as an urgent response to the global challenges of finite resources and environmental pollution. It seeks to minimize waste, promote reuse, recycling and rethink the entire life cycle of products. In the context of Brazil, a country that plays a crucial role in the production of biofuels, like ethanol from […]
Occupational Health and Safety Consulting Services (SSO)
The preservation of the health and safety of workers in the work environment is a topic of extreme importance and concern in all sectors of modern society.. Health and Safety at Work (SSO) refers to the set of practices, policies and procedures implemented by organizations to ensure safe and healthy working conditions. The main objective […]
Amazon Summit 2023: an important step towards protecting the forest
The Amazon Summit 2023, held in Belém, no stop, in the days 8 e 9 of August, It was a historic event for the region.. The date, with the participation of heads of state from the eight countries that make up the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (FATHER), aimed to discuss the situation […]
Chief Nature Officer (CNO) – Profession of the future or present!
The current planetary crisis is marked by the leading role of nature, intrinsically linked to climate change, influence and loss of biodiversity. Global strategies such as the European Union Deforestation Laws and the COP15 target, who seek to protect 30% from nature to 2030, highlight the importance of incorporating nature at the heart of health decisions […]
Major updates in the Bonsucro Production Standard version 5.2 - Principles 3, 4 e 5
Continuing the work of updating the principles of the Bonsucro Production Standard, we will now present the main updates in the Principles 3, 4 e 5. Principle 3: Manage input efficiency, of production and processing to increase sustainability Updates and requirements reflect growing awareness of the need to act on […]
Green Cities: Building a Sustainable Future
Until 2030 near 60% of the world's population will be living in urban centers – it is necessary to evaluate and transform these spaces. Cities are the vital centers of modern life, but they are also major consumers of natural resources and responsible for a significant portion of greenhouse gas emissions. Nonetheless, one […]
The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises: A Detailed Look at Responsible Business Conduct
The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises are a set of principles and standards that aim to promote responsible business conduct in a global context.. Since its creation in 1976, the Guidelines have undergone several updates to suit the changing business landscape and emerging challenges. the latest version, adopted […]
Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence: A New Age of Accountability
The adoption of the new EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence marks a turning point in corporate governance within the European Union (EU). the directive, based on French laws on duty of care and anti-corruption (Sapin II), establishes comprehensive rules that promote corporate responsibility. The directive applies […]
CCB Program Biodiversity Indicators and Criteria
The topic of biodiversity addressed in the CCB Standards Version 3.1, is the last of the three pillars of the sustainable development approach, alongside climate and community issues. The document establishes criteria and indicators for assessing biodiversity in development projects and provides guidelines for its conservation and responsible management.. B1. BIODIVERSITY IN […]
CCB Program Community Indicators and Criteria
The “Community” section of the Climate Standards, Community and Biodiversity presents a series of criteria, that revolve around the requirement that certified projects respect the rights of local communities and work collaboratively with them to promote sustainable land use practices. CM1. SCENARIO OF COMMUNITIES IN THE ABSENCE OF PROJECT […]
CCB Program
Climate Rules, Community and Biodiversity (CCB Standards) are a set of guidelines for designing and evaluating land management and carbon offset projects that aim to combat climate change, support local communities and protect biodiversity. The CCB Standards were developed by a coalition of organizations, incluindo a Rainforest Alliance, […]
Sustainability and Advancement in Sustainable Business
Broadly speaking, sustainability is the ability to create means to meet the basic needs of the present without affecting future generations, having goals on a global scale, as the call to action to end poverty, protect the environment and climate and ensure peace and prosperity for people in […]
ELO program, Bonsucro and comparison between sustainable production standards
Recently the SAI platform (Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform) officially recognized the ELO Program, one of the current standards of sustainable production, from Raízen, integrated energy company, internationally validating the company's commitment to a socially fair and environmentally correct production model. created in 2014, the ELO Program is an unprecedented voluntary initiative in the chain […]
Circular Economy in Agriculture
Circular economy in agriculture According to French scientist Antoine Lavoisier (1743-1794) circular economy in agriculture: “circular economy in agriculture, circular economy in agriculture, circular economy in agriculture”, circular economy in agriculture. A more sustainable production system that minimizes environmental impacts is the system […]
Carbon credit, from its origin to its actuality.
The carbon credit is the currency used in the carbon market, working so that Emissions Trading helps in negotiations between countries that have exceeded their targets and countries that have not managed to reach them proposed in the Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement. By indirectly helping to maintain the reduction project and […]
the binomial, forest and soil water maintenance
Forests and maintenance of water in the soil According to the Brazilian Constitution, in the article 20, item III, Forests and the maintenance of water in the soil: Forests and the maintenance of water in the soil, Forests and the maintenance of water in the soil, Forests and the maintenance of water in the soil, Forests and the maintenance of water in the soil, or extend to territory […]
Knowing more about Green Bonds
Investing in a green and sustainable way with Green Bonds If you are a regular reader of the BiO3 consultancy blog or are a person/company that is aware of the news both in the agro market and in investments in the financial market, you have already heard about the “Green Bounds”. Otherwise, get ready to become! In […]
Understanding forestry
Forestry, science that studies natural and artificial ways of exploiting forests Silviculture is the science that studies natural and artificial ways of restoring and improving forest stand, to meet market requirements. This study can be applied to maintenance, in the use and conscientious use of forests. We can divide-the […]
Circular Sampa: accelerating the transition to a circular economy in São Paulo
The circular economy seeks to break the link between economic activity of consumption and finite resources, eliminate the waste generated, in addition to being supported by a transition to renewable energy sources. is based on: eliminate waste and pollution from the beginning; keep products and materials in use; and regenerate natural systems. In this way, the change […]
Study reveals the state of air quality and shows how the topic is neglected in Brazil
A silent epidemic that kills about 51 thousand Brazilians every year and for which the vaccine are well developed and implemented public policies. Air pollution cannot remain a silent problem, with a national policy that has no targets for reducing pollutant emissions, is not implemented, in addition […]
The world scene at Rio+30
The Market Analysis Institute designs discussions on production, consumption and lifestyle. Supported by research, analyzes of current trends and studies presented during Rio+20, the Institute projects an overview of the discussions on production, consumption and lifestyle in the next decade for the world. Let's imagine it wasn't just three months. But, sim, 10 […]
Travel 2030: a look at the changes in mobility in post-COVID
The Covid-19 pandemic is an unprecedented time in many ways. By disrupting urban systems so deeply, the virus puts before us the question of possible futures for cities in a way we cannot ignore. Cities will recover? how will they be? more inclusive? The dominance of the private car over […]
Nature-based solutions can make urban infrastructures greener and more resilient
Urban infrastructure and nature – Posts Categorized, urbanization was the enemy of the environment. But the reverse is not true: nature is an important indicator of the quality of urban life. Cities must make peace with nature, for the good of people and for their own sustainability and resilience. […]
Companies defend approval of the sanitation regulatory framework
Greater participation of the private sector in water and sanitation services, as well as in the Hydrographic Basin Committees, is essential to unlock investments in new projects in the sector. These were the two main points highlighted by the experts participating in the first Webinar of the ReVisão debate series 2050, of the Brazilian Business Council for the […]
Cities are growing horizontally. And why is this a problem?
Imagine Lagos, in Nigeria, a city of 22 millions of people. What was once a small coastal town, just a few decades ago it exploded into a scattered megacity that spans more than 1.170 square kilometers. The rapid growth has put the most pressure on municipal services: less than 10% of people live in houses […]
Natural and sustainable infrastructure can prevent disasters such as current floods
Natural infrastructure The floods in Belo Horizonte and other cities in Minas Gerais scared the entire population. Videos showing the force of the waters dragging cars and collapsing structures impressed the entire country. At the time this text is written, 57 deaths were recorded, 45 a thousand homeless people and 8 thousand, homeless. The rain stopped at the end of […]
CNM provides guide for Integration of SDGs in Brazilian Municipalities
CNM in partnership with UNDP provided a guide for integrating the SDGs in Brazilian municipalities O Brasil, along with others 192 United Nations member countries, was a signatory and committed to the implementation, until the year of 2030, of a new Sustainable Development Agenda with 17 Sustainable Development Goals (the so-called […]
Circular Economy Can Help Countries Combat Climate Change, say report
A report from Circle Economy, group supported by the UN Environment, points out that just 9% of the global economy is circular, or that means that the planet reuses less than 10% the 92,8 billion tons of minerals, fossil fuels, metals and biomass used every year in production processes. Released in January at the World Economic Forum, in […]
in Piauí, report points out challenges for sustainable development
Identify, through a database and indicators, the main challenges of Piauí for the implementation of the Agenda 2030 this is what is proposed in the “Diagnosis of Piauí in the Light of Sustainable Development Goals (ODS)”, presented in Teresina last month. Result of the "ODS Piauí Project", parceria entre o governo do […]